Football
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With a current record of 2-2 at press time, the football team reflects on its season so far. Head Coach Kyle Mullins said that he is most proud of how his players act on and off the field. “They are great young people who make our school and community better places. Additionally, I am proud of the juniors and seniors who have been great team leaders,” Mullins said. Coach Steve Deaton said he is proudest of the fact that his players do not give up, especially in their comeback against Clarksville. “Andrew Slaton’s interception return for a touchdown against Salem is the first since the rebirth of Scottsburg football,” Deaton said. Deaton is also proud of the team’s first female football player, Allyson Barger (11). “Allyson Barger’s extra point kick in the North Harrison JV game made her the first female to score in Scottsburg football history,” Deaton said. “Being the first female football player to score in a game feels amazing. I hope
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The SHS football team warms up before its first game against Clarksville on Aug. 23. With a final score of 21-20, the Warriors defeated the Generals by one point.
that other females will feel empowered to join football and break the stereotype of it being a male sport,” Barger said. Along with its successes, the team has struggled with maintaining the same amount of effort throughout the game. “To this point the biggest struggle has been sustaining our effort and production throughout the entire game. This team has
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Blake Drury (11) prepares to play against North Harrison on Sept. 12 while warming up.
September 2019
game and play to play basis,” Coach Nicholas Cotner said. The team is currently working on moving forward with the season. “Our team is working on looking through the windshield and not the rearview mirror. This week we have really adopted the 1-0 mentality, focusing only on this Friday’s game,” Mullins said.
Players focus on overcoming obstacles
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came out fast in every game, but the 2nd quarter has been somewhat of our Achilles Heel. We have to focus on maintaining our intensity and passion throughout the entire course of the game,” Mullins said. “I would say our biggest struggle is to play consistent football. We have shown a lot of flashes of being a very good football team. We just need to do it on a game to
Sports
Boys tennis started off with a 6-7 win streak for this year’s season. In this year’s Conference the boys’ team has played an assortment of teams, including Seymour, Corydon Central, Brownston and Silver Creek. As the team awaits to play against Austin, the players must prepare for the Invitational. During preparation, the players remember struggles and accomplishments from the past and present. “The most difficult thing during a match is getting your first serve in and hitting it back,” Covin Ray (10) said. Ray also mentioned how his height can be an issue
during a match, especially when playing opposite of an opponent that is around or exactly the same height as him. “When you have someone as tall as me, it’s hard to hit the ball over their head without them slamming it back,” Ray said. Elijah Carr (10) said, “Concentration isn’t hard but it’s hard to keep up with the pace that I had in the beginning of the match.” Carr also said that staying calm during a match was one of his struggles, expressing how being tired can affect his playing. Losing a point that was his to win frustrates him. Meanwhile on the other side of the court, Coach Parker said that one of his main priorities was for the team to become
better as the season continues. “[Coach Parker] tries to teach us the fundamentals and how to be smarter than our opponents,” Carr said. Parker highlights the importance of sportsmanship, saying that cheering for the team keeps the players’ morals and spirits high. Eight days before Invitationals, the team plays against the Cougars on Sept. 12 at The Bill Kimberlin Tennis Courts at 4:45 p.m. Invitationals are on Sept. 20 and 21 at The Bill Kimberlin Tennis Courts and middle school. The matches on Sept. 20 and Sept. 12 will respectively start at 5 p.m and 9 a.m. Scottsburgs match against The Eagles will be held at Austin High School on Sept. 25 at 4:30 p.m.
